In this modern world where activity is stressed almost to the point of mania, quietness as a childhood need is too often overlooked. Yet a child's need for quietness is the same today as it has always been—it may even be greater—for quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.
- Margaret Wise Brown https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51869/16-quotes-about-writing-children
First draft of my children's story written. I think it's cute but maybe I am bias. It is done, regardless. I just need some illustrations. Man I wish I could draw...I can make stick people....how would that look? I will think of something.
Might spruce the text up and submit it out there , at the same I self publish a copy just for my grand daughter as a Christmas gift. Writing for children is so much fun. When my twins were babies, before my son was born, I took a Writing for Children course (well a series of courses) and now have a diploma somewhere. I mean I didn't need a diploma to write for my children . I wrote for all of them all the time...little songs, ditties, poems and I told them one continous saga every night at bed time, that they still remember fondly. But in my adjustment to life as a stay at home Mom, I decided to take a course and try my luck at publication. I got a few articles published, a poem or two but I got very busy when my son came and the submitting petered off. All good...it was never really about the publication, was it?
Not doing the meditating and sitting in stillness and mindfulness that I like to do in the morning. Will get back to it when the back allows me to do it.
All good...another amazingly bright and warm day out there. I will be dragging this body out into it, no matter how it may protest!
All is well!
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